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POPSYankees’ Postgame Wrap-Up in the Name of Charity This story is really about how individuals are doing something to help the needy. You cannot and should not expect the government to do it. They are more concerned with making money for their corporate brethren. Syd Mandelbaum started an organization, Rock and Wrap It Up, in 1990 by persuading rock bands to send their prepared, but unserved, backstage and concessions food to local charities and has succeeding in doing so after the performances of 160 bands. Since 2002, his group has added 31 sports teams — including the Yankees, the Mets, the Jets, the Giants, the Nets, the Knicks, the Rangers, and the Devils — and their concessionaires. Carl Thomas, a volunteer warehouse worker recovering from his own hard times, sums it up this way: “When I do this, it keeps rewarding me. It comes back to me at different times, tenfold.” “They who give have all things; they who withhold have nothing” - - Hindu proverb.
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POPS@davewiner on new vs. old baseball stadiums I love this line: "whether the Catholic Church would tear down the Vatican just to get some skyboxes." I'm a life long Yankees fan, but for some reason, i just don't much interest in the new stadium. Perhaps it's because the Steinbrenner sons often make me embarrassed to be a yankee fan, so some little part of me doesn't like supporting them. There really is nothing like tradition and nostalgia in sports - by moving to a new stadium, the feeling of being part of the past that you get when you're at Fenway is gone for now from Yankee stadium.
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POPSCitiGroup & Their $400Million Deal With The New York Mets. . . . . . . . . . . . And Their Naming Rights To The New Mets Stadium. . . . . . . . In the two years since, Citi shares (NYSE: C) have shed more than 90% of their value. Market analysts are cautiously optimistic that this more representative re-branding of the stadium will help restore investor confidence in the financial giant and the banking sector generally.
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POPSHe Took a Polaroid Every Day, Until the Day He Died Seldom have I ever witnessed a story in pictures and words quite as thought inducing as this one. I urge everyone to go to the site and absorb every photo, every word, every nuance. Yes, I'm well aware we all go. Its just a matter of when and where, but for me this is a reminder to not sweat the small or petty stuff. Food for thought.
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POPSCollege Applicant - NYU Using only a hoe and a large glass of water, I once single-handedly defended a small village in the Amazon Basin from a horde of ferocious army ants. I play bluegrass cello, I was scouted by the Mets, I am the subject of numerous documentaries. When I’m bored, I build large suspension bridges in my yard. I enjoy urban hang gliding. On Wednesdays, after school, I repair electrical appliances free
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POPSNY Yankees on Joe Torre Im glad he did what he did, he deserved to be respected for what he acomplished with the Yanks, and alot of people are behind him for making that decision, Steinbrenner should back off and let the VP`s and Manager`s do their JOB and decide what`s right for the team. And for Torre- GOOD FOR HIM.
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POPSTHE ENDLESS SUMMER OF DISTRACTION This is a well written remarkable story of how our military is showing signs of... ("You've got to know when to hold 'em. Know when to fold 'em. Know when to walk away. Know when to run." The reference to his hit song, "The Gambler," is not facile. The Prussian military theorist Carl von Clausewitz wrote that war, in its complexities and uncertainties, most resembles a game of cards -- let's say Texas Hold'em in honor of the President's adopted state. Over the last four-plus years, we've shoved hundreds of billions of dollars into the Iraqi pot, suffered sobering losses in killed-in-action/wounded-in-action, yet we're still holding losing cards dealt from a stacked deck. Even so, the Bush administration has recently doubled-down instead of folding, hoping to hit an inside straight despite long odds.) MORE BELOW:
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POPSDefenders of Journalism Should Root For Cubs? As a fan of the valiant, injury-plagued (and still reigning World Champion) St. Louis Cardinals, I suppose I should take offense at this piece. But even with tongue firmly in cheek, CJR is making a serious point: the better the Cubs do in the post-season, the more the franchise might fetch in a sale. Too bad the Cubbies will choke like they always do. - Louis Hau
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